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NASATotal Eclipse of the Sun (6/9/2008)

On December 3, 2002, people in Australia received a rare 32-second celestial show as the moon completely obscured the sun, creating a ring of light. Solar eclipses provide experts an opportunity to study the sun's outer atmosphere, called the corona. This total eclipse was the first to cover Australian shores since 1976. The next is not predicted to occur for several more decades. While people in Australia were observing the solar eclipse, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft also had its eye on the sun. From its unique vantage point in space, scientists have been able to monitor the explosions on the sun that can impact us here on Earth. This image combines a photograph of the solar eclipse (showing the halo-like corona) with data taken by the Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope instrument aboard SOHO (showing the green inner regions). Image credit: NASA/ESA Text credit: NASA's Earth Observatory


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Mediatype: image
Creator: NASA
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/eclipse/EclipseImg_080530_SOHO.html
Date: 6/9/2008
Year: 2008
Rights: Public Domain
What: Moon
What: Opportunity
What: SOHO
What: Sun
What: Earth
What: Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
Where: Australia
Identifier: 233547main_sohoeclipse_HI_full
Addeddate: 2009-08-20 00:11:56
Publicdate: 2009-08-20 00:19:49
Keywords: Total Eclipse of the Sun; What -- Moon; What -- Opportunity; What -- SOHO; What -- Sun; What -- Earth; What -- Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope; Where -- Australia

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